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Phishing Scam landing


National Police Agency announced damage prevention plan


By JCPRESS

The "Phishing Scam" that rages in Europe and America is Internet version "Ore ore" ("It's me") frauds. The way of "Phishing Scam" is as follows.

The criminal camouflages the Electronic Mail from financial institutions such as banks and credit card companies, and leads the user to the home page of the imitation. The user is made for the criminal to input the account number and the personal identification number. The criminal steals important individual information.

The "Phishing Scam" mail that camouflaged major credit loan company JCB and Internet provider Yahoo was affirmed by Japan. Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and National Police Agency started a real preventive countermeasure.


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